General
- Target cognu.io_ransome.exe
- Size 39KB
- Sample260907-b5ec6at1as
- SHA256 d8b89a0bb1edb003838c5818e24e953238d63641cffed8c8d9ff5da795f29e57
- MD5 d0b0a6296f28ee6df3929ed3219cbf41
- SHA1 590e326daecaa865ee528a61e4743ff8f9011160
- SHA512 8775c2088f5af0eb35ce1f4453fc8e0e1df789a616c66ca6769153a63e1551e68dbfa85fcef56a96b6d00a6b8835b3d3074906970e189abfc98d02914e6de1a8
- SSDEEP 768:bYAPAEIk0I7bwqwleBgEBgkmoIx9PHEdEEusXqKhQayz2:LIkpb+lMnmoIx9Pkdf9XqiQG
- TLSH T14F03E74133FD8668E1BF6BB7493242008775F897DD23D70D0ED1949E1AB3B448AA9B93
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
cognu.io_ransome.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
cognu.io_ransome.exe
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
Malware Config
Extracted
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nanocore
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c2_port
22401
Targets
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- Target cognu.io_ransome.exe
- Size 39KB
- SHA256 d8b89a0bb1edb003838c5818e24e953238d63641cffed8c8d9ff5da795f29e57
- MD5 d0b0a6296f28ee6df3929ed3219cbf41
- SHA1 590e326daecaa865ee528a61e4743ff8f9011160
- SHA512 8775c2088f5af0eb35ce1f4453fc8e0e1df789a616c66ca6769153a63e1551e68dbfa85fcef56a96b6d00a6b8835b3d3074906970e189abfc98d02914e6de1a8
- SSDEEP 768:bYAPAEIk0I7bwqwleBgEBgkmoIx9PHEdEEusXqKhQayz2:LIkpb+lMnmoIx9Pkdf9XqiQG
- TLSH T14F03E74133FD8668E1BF6BB7493242008775F897DD23D70D0ED1949E1AB3B448AA9B93
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
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Deletes shadow copies
Ransomware often targets backup files to inhibit system recovery.
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Grants admin privileges
Uses net.exe to modify the user's privileges.
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Disables one or more Microsoft Defender components
Uses the Powershell Set-MpPreference cmdlet to disable one or more Microsoft Defender components.
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Modifies Windows Firewall
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Checks computer location settings
Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.
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Creates a file in the Startup directory
A file was written to a Windows startup folder. Files in these directories are executed automatically when a user logs on or an application initializes.
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Stops running service(s)
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Adds Run key to start application
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Creates a new local user account
Uses net.exe to create a new local user account, often for persistence or a backdoor account.
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
Execution
Command and Scripting Interpreter
1PowerShell
1Scheduled Task/Job
1Scheduled Task
1System Services
1Service Execution
1Windows Management Instrumentation
1Persistence
Account Manipulation
1Boot or Logon Autostart Execution
2Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder
2Create Account
1Local Account
1Create or Modify System Process
2Windows Service
2Scheduled Task/Job
1Scheduled Task
1Privilege Escalation
Account Manipulation
1Boot or Logon Autostart Execution
2Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder
2Create or Modify System Process
2Windows Service
2Scheduled Task/Job
1Scheduled Task
1Defense Evasion
Direct Volume Access
1Impair Defenses
3Disable or Modify System Firewall
1Disable or Modify Tools
1Indicator Removal
2File Deletion
2Modify Registry
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